‘Bold and the Beautiful’ (B&B) spoilers tease a blast from the past in the form of Dr. Christian Ramirez.. While most will probably remember Mario Lopez as A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell, or know him for his work as an entertainment broadcaster now, the actor/dancer/host also has a soap opera past. Today, instead of reporting entertainment news, he is the news. Here’s what you need to now.

‘Bold and The Beautiful’ (B&B) Spoilers: Soap Opera stint

The former child actor turned Broadway star might be known to soap fans as Dr. Christian Ramirez on The Bold and the Beautiful. His stint in 2006 lasted only a short time, but it had a big impact on a couple of well-known characters.

Dr. Ramirez was the one that Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery) turned to when her daughter, Felicia (Lesi Kay), was dying. A brief love story also marked the character’s turn on the series.

‘Bold and The Beautiful’ spoilers: New gig

He didn’t stay idle after leaving soap world. Besides a brief stint as himself on General Hospital, he’s been working with Access Hollywood as a reporter. Since then, he’s also been on Broadway as part of the A Chorus Line cast, and has written numerous fitness books.

The Bold and The Beautiful spoilers: New/Old role

It was announced on the actor’s social media accounts that he was now father to a baby boy. He celebrated the birth of Santino Rafael Lopez with an adorable shot of the infant, tagged, “#LopezBaby3”. The actor and wife Courtney Mazza also share a son, Dominic, and daughter, Gia Francesca. The couple met while on Broadway back in 2008, and married four years later. Looks like this is going to be one busy family over the coming years. Maybe a book on balancing it all should be next…

Jamie holds an associate's degree in Journalism from Broward College and is a full-time writer and editor. She’s a recent Days of Our Lives convert, having grown up on the nighttime shows of the '90s. She’s also an accomplished writer in many fields, including paranormal fiction. Jamie loves the crazy twists that Soap Opera writers come up with, even though she's sometimes yelling at the characters. As a published and accomplished writer, she knows how to get into the minds of the writers and is usually bang on in predicting plot twists before they come to life. When she’s not writing for Daily Soap Dish, Jamie binge watches telenovelas as a way to improve her Spanish. They also fuel her muse, which tends to upset her readers.